The effective length of a compression member of length L, held in position and r

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The effective length of a compression member of length L, held in position and restrained in direction at both ends, is
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A. L
B. 0.67 L
C. 0.85 L
D. 1.5 L
E. 2 L

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0.67 L

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2. The moment of the couple set up in a section of a beam by the logitudinal compressive and tensile force, is known as
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A. bending moment
B. moment of resistance
C. flexural stress moment
D. none of these.

4. For double angles carrying tension, placed back to back and connected to either side of the gusset plate, the sectional area of the section, is equal to cross sectional area of
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A. the section
B. the section plus area of rivet holes
C. the section minus area of rivet holes
D. tthe section multiplied by the area of the rivet hole.

6. The rivets which are heated and then driven in the field, are known
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A. power driven shop rivets
B. power driven field rivets
C. hand driven rivets
D. cold driven rivets
E. field rivets.

8. An axial loaded column is supported on a slab base whose projection is 8 cm. If the intensity of pressure from concrete is 40 kg/cm² and allowable bending stress in slab base is 1890 kg/cm², the thickness (t) of the slab base, is
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A.
B.
C.
D.

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